Asia Cup 2022: Injured Shaheen Afridi Taking Batting Tips from Rishabh Pant

The eyes of the cricketing world are set on the massive clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on 28 August 2022 in Asia Cup 2022, at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. This will be the opening game for both these teams in the Asia Cup 2022 that will be played in a T20 format. Even though the players from both the teams do not admit, there is certainly a lot of pressure to deliver in any India vs Pakistan match.

Asia Cup 2022: Injured Shaheen Afridi Taking Batting Tips from Rishabh Pant – WATCH

Ahead of the Asia Cup 2022, Pakistan suffered a big setback as their premier pace bowler Shaheen Afridi got ruled out of the entire T20 tournament due to a knee injury. However, the left-arm speedster has joined the rest of the Pakistani team at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium ahead of the IND vs PAK clash and was even seen having a chat with some of the Indian players. In an exclusive conversation shared by the Pakistan Cricket on Twitter, Afridi can be seen having a funny conversation with India’s star wicket-keeper batsman Rishabh Pant where the Pakistani pacer mentioned that he was thinking to start hitting one-hand sixes just like him.

“Yaar main soch raha hu aapki tarah bas batting shuru kar du, ek haath se chhakke lagaau (I’m thinking of becoming a batter like you, start hitting sixes with a single hand),” Shaheen Afridi told Rishabh Pant.

Pant also noted that as Shaheen is a fast bowler, he will have put in a lot of efforts to be fit. In the end, the Pakistani cricketer wished best of luck to the trio of Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli for the big India vs Pakistan match.

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Stars align ahead of the #AsiaCup2022 ?

A high-profile meet and greet on the sidelines ? pic.twitter.com/c5vsNCi6xw

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 25, 2022

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Asia Cup 2022 Schedule

Date	Match	Group	Venue	Time
27 August, 2022 (Saturday)	Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan	B	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
28 August, 2022 (Sunday)	India vs Pakistan	A	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
30 August, 2022 (Tuesday)	Bangladesh vs Afghanistan	B	Sharjah	7:30 PM IST
31 August, 2022 (Wednesday)	India vs Qualifier	A	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
1 September, 2022 (Thursday)	Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh	B	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
2 September, 2022 (Friday)	Pakistan vs Qualifier	A	Sharjah	7:30 PM IST
3 September, 2022 (Saturday)	B1 vs B2	Super 4	Sharjah	7:30 PM IST
4 September, 2022 (Sunday)	A1 vs A2	Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
6 September, 2022 (Tuesday)	A1 vs B1	Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
7 September, 2022 (Wednesday)	A2 vs B2	Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
8 September, 2022 (Thursday)	A1 vs B2	Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
9 September, 2022 (Friday)	B1 vs A2	Super 4	Dubai	7:30 PM IST
11 September, 2022 (Sunday)	Final (1st Super 4 VS 2nd Super 4)		Dubai	7:30 PM IST